The Christmas bells rang; all is not so weary

In one of my final 2021 entries in this Saturday morning space, there were lamentations about this...

Reshaping America’s Battle of the Bulge

An anti-diet movement is afoot? Where can I sign up!  According to the Wall Street...

Indiana Legislature’s short session agnosia

Everyone will have a favorite piece of legislation to root for or against this session of the...

2022 resolutions amuck and pending

Why did I say I’d do that? What was I thinking?  Angelkeep resolutions created...

Now they are coming for our beer

Mark Franke The Apocalypse is at hand. And it was COVID which brought it about.

BPD cracks down on distracted driving

Over the course of 2021, Bluffton earned a reputation for enforcing the distracted driving law.

What does a four-letter word have to do with the pandemic?

It was just two years ago that my family and I were returning home from a western...

Biden plays the ‘Insurrection Day’ card

It was silly, but I was really hoping 2022 would be different. A new...

No baseball? It’s looking like a cruel summer awaits

I write a column as part of my responsibilities here at the News-Banner, and as I’ve noted,...

The John Lindsay Democrats

One way to anticipate what may be ahead in politics is to gauge the balance of power...